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March 5, 2008
The Language of Developers, and How to Understand It
Lost City now offers developer doublespeak translation services. Here are the first two to get you started:
Statement: "Our design is meant to respect the historical and architectural context of the neighborhood."
Translation: "This building is not as big and ugly as we'd like it to be."Statement: "We support the approval process."
Translation: "We promised City Hall we'd go through the motions."
Click here for the rest of the hysterical-but-true list.
NoLandGrab: Here's one for the Atlantic Yards opponents who have been hanging around for a few years...
Statement: "When I was young I wanted to be a priest."
Translation: "I am a creep."
Posted by lumi at March 5, 2008 6:11 AM